Japan has an entirely different culture than most the rest of the world. and jROSE is no exception really. They have artists constantly making up new things for their server, while here we have a bunch of legalities and royalties etc to deal with. In fact, I would probably send our server 1-2 items a weeks for the past 2-3 years if it wasn't for all the legal mumbo jumbo we have here. But it's not that way, and I can't just send them random cool things because I'd either have to sign legal papers and get them notarized, in order for them to sell them, or just do it for free which I don't have the time to do.
Not to mention our server only publishes things that serve a purpose. Example, I sent in a Staff costume/fun weapon almost 3 years ago now, and it hasn't been used because a: cant be sold in the IM without the above said legal stuff, and b: it doesn't match a 'set' or have a method to be distributed that serves some reward/drop purpose.
Yeah, I realized those things for a long time now, hence I'm not and should not make comparisons. A lot, if not most, of my hobbies and interest come from Japan's culture and the entertainment they present, (which ROSE's style may feel quite at home in Japan) and of course, I've come to the point that I know this and that. It's not a kick towards our beloved ROSE though, as I am quite aware of the situation.
Same thing here as well. I would like to send them a bunch of stuff that I've though out in my mind; I do know some extent of modeling on Metasequoia and Blender, and have worked with several random stuff, but I couldn't still think of stuff that would fit in with the game (as I'm not yet as acquainted with the lore as much as the veterans), not to mention stuff that are already offered in the past, as seen from rummaging the past threads. I'm pretty sure there are a lot that are the same in here, but they probably aren't interested enough to try and pitch in new stuff, especially with the fact you mentioned above.
If anything, the current situation gives me a strong pat in the back; I would like to promote our server more. Such action resulted me being absent in my other hobbies for several weeks now, recurring at random times. The experience there didn't shun me away from our server here; it's more like I would like things to go better here, like a competitive drive, but as the situation is, it's not all that easy. Before I started ROSE, I did look at the available official ones since I don't want to play private servers, and of course, I stumbled upon jROSE as well. Upon knowing what they offer, and the situation they're in, I sometimes get a massive emotional feeling seeing that our server has been kept alive after all these time, and is getting better (for me anyway; others might have a different opinion) and I would like for it to stay much longer.
Just to clarify stuff as well, it's not a negative bash towards our staff that keeps the game alive; it's more like an admiration that they're still here and kicking.
A final note though: thanks Feuer for all of these things. You're one of the indispensable people in the community right now with all the stuff you present, both in aesthetics and gameplay. I always sound like I'm kissing someone's ass, but you can't blame me for being grateful to a lot of people.
Edited by TaeNiMiku, 27 October 2015 - 07:55 PM.